Minecraft Builder's Club?

So an idea I've had while browsing through the Forza Race Night's topic was to bring a similar idea to the Minecrafters on GB. The idea being once a week everyone gets together on a server, and are tasked with building a particularly themed building/thing within either a very loose time limit or just until everyone leaves for the night. We can have it happen for both 360 players and those on PC/Mac. Of course whoever runs the PC side would need a server to run things on, and I think it can be left up to those involved wither the game would be set to peaceful or not.

I was thinking too of giving it a name like "This Old Minecraft" or something like that.

That does sound like a great idea so far. If you get a server going, let me know so I can take part. We could do one of those awesome time-lapse builds where many players on a Minecraft server chip in on a certain theme and build until completed. See one such community build below:

@ShadowKnight508: I don't really play the PC version anymore since my macbook has trouble running it at anything but like the lowest graphic settings. So I was considering taking the reigns of the 360 version. Hopefully someone who won't mind putting in a server or using their server can step in if/when the time comes. But I think at least once a year there should be an all hands on deck like build-a-thon like you suggested. Like maybe as a New Years thing, or for like May 19th (When the game first went into alpha) or November 18th (When the game went full). Where once again pick some random theme and get epic with it.

It's also a matter of really establishing a time for just doing it. Like everyone coming together and building something like a team. Which really is when Minecraft can be at its most fun. So yeah if people want to do something more pick a big project and do it at a certain time once a week until completion and then something else. That would be a great thing too. I just think having a seperate goal each week makes it more fresh and something people will get less sick of quicker.

it would be nice to do that, but deciding what platform to do it on pc or 360 i didnt get it on 360 because i already have the pc version and its further along than the 360 version, plus you can mod it on pc so that adds tons more to build with. 360 would be easier for hosting and (although im not sure, I've only played the demo on 360) it will run at 60fps for everyone.

@ShadowKnight508: I don't really play the PC version anymore since my macbook has trouble running it at anything but like the lowest graphic settings. So I was considering taking the reigns of the 360 version. Hopefully someone who won't mind putting in a server or using their server can step in if/when the time comes. But I think at least once a year there should be an all hands on deck like build-a-thon like you suggested. Like maybe as a New Years thing, or for like May 19th (When the game first went into alpha) or November 18th (When the game went full). Where once again pick some random theme and get epic with it.

It's also a matter of really establishing a time for just doing it. Like everyone coming together and building something like a team. Which really is when Minecraft can be at its most fun. So yeah if people want to do something more pick a big project and do it at a certain time once a week until completion and then something else. That would be a great thing too. I just think having a seperate goal each week makes it more fresh and something people will get less sick of quicker.

If you have Windows installed try it on there, the Mac implementation of Java is kinda trashy so the Minecraft performance is sketchy in comparison.

We have to do this! I say let's do it on pc since mist have that version also you dont have to pay for a gold membership. maybe some weekend after August first since the 1.3 update will be out and most people are free on weekend find out what time people are able to be on since I believe the times are going to be different for a lot of people.

Honestly I was going to do it with both, have one person (Most likely me) in charge of running the 360 edition and another person the PC edition. There's no reason why with that set up we can't have both going at the same time.

Speaking of, Sexytoad you sound like you definitely can be the gm for the PC edition of the Minecraft Builders Club.

@Sooty The only PCs in the house belong to my parents and step sister. Plus I also don't like using Mac for Minecraft since I HAVE to have a mouse to use it, otherwise I have to use the trackpad... and one mouse button.